Celebrities

Nancy Spielberg: ‘We Have to Get People Back into the Theater’

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When Israeli filmmaker Tal Inbar approached Nancy Spielberg with her documentary “Closed Circuit” about a deadly terrorist shooting at a Tel Aviv cafe in...

‘Stranger Things’ Star Brett Gelman Proposes to Girlfriend Ari Dayan in Jerusalem

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The Western Wall and Jerusalem skyline provided the backdrop for actor Brett Gelman’s proposal to his now-fiancée musician Ari Dayan. The couple, together since 2019,...

Barbra Streisand Is Getting the Next ‘Jewish Nobel’

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The prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” will be going to Barbra Streisand later this year, in a return to its tradition of honoring Jewish...

Jewish Indie Rocker Blondshell Takes Inspiration From Larry David and Sarah Silverman

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When she sits down to write song lyrics, Sabrina Teitelbaum, who records music under the moniker Blondshell, doesn’t plan to reference her Jewishness. It...

Comedian Modi to Bring Laughs to Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation will be putting on a night of comedy to raise funds for their education programs with the help of a beloved...

New Series to Spotlight Natalie Portman’s Role in Bringing Women’s Soccer Team to LA

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An upcoming HBO documentary series will highlight the role Academy Award-winning Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman played in bringing the Angel City Football Club to...

Horror director Ari Aster calls his new movie ‘Beau Is Afraid’ a ‘Jewish Lord...

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It’s like a Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings,’ but he’s just going to his mom’s house.” That’s how director Ari Aster, known for his acclaimed...

How a Guillermo del Toro Encounter Led to NYC’s First Mexican Jewish Film Festival

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When Deborah Koenigsberger Gutierrez attended a small cocktail reception with the celebrated Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro last December, she didn’t expect to leave...

Ben Stiller Satirizes Adam Sandler’s ‘Chanukah Song’ at Mark Twain Prize Ceremony

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Ben Stiller offered his own High Holiday alternative to Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song” as his fellow Jewish comedian accepted the Mark Twain Prize for...

‘This American Life’ Host Ira Glass on Judaism and Creating Content

A funny thing happens when Jewish reporters interview Ira Glass. They often “bagel” him. For Glass, host of NPR’s “This American Life,” being peppered with...